Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-23
THE WORK FINISHED,

The Baseball Conference Make Some
Stringent Rules in the Interests of the
Game.
New YORK, November 1S.-The Baseball
Conference Committee finished their work
| at 1926 O'Clock this afternoon. and five
their report to the convention. The dis.
cussion that ensued was short and the
modified contract as agreed upon was
adopted. Some Of the most important
sections are as follows:
Section 6 provides as a punishment for
drunkenness $25 for the first offense, $50
for the second 500 for the third, and sus-
| pension of the remainder Of the season for
the fourth; that a player may be suspended
for gambling, INSTRUMENTATION or other dis.
honorable or disreputable act.
Section 8 provides in case q player be.
comes i'll from natural causes that the
club may deduct the amount of salary
which he would have earned during his
absence from duty on such account, but
that if the player meets with an accident
in the performance Of his duty and be in
capacitated, lis wages shall be paid as if he
were performi 6 service, but the club
reserves the right under such circumstance
to release the injured player, such release.
however. to be absolute and without pre-
JUDGE.
Section 10 permits the club as a punish
ment for INSTRUMENTATION or any violation
of contract. to withhold from the players
wages not to exceed $5Ofor each %ofiense.
Section ID, in case oi the violation of the
terms OF the contract. empowers a club on
reasonable notice to terminate q contract
and stop pay and it ~fnrfeite all claim to
pay on the part OF the expelled player.
Section Is, in case of the violation Of a
contract by club, empowers the player to
terminate the agreement on reasonable no.
tice, and in case the club shall cease to be a
member Of the League, it is provided that
the player shall, if his right of reservation
be transferred t. any other club or asso-
citation, receive from said other club or as.
ISOLATION at least the same mount III
salary as herein prescribed, otherwise said
right Of reservation shall forthwith cease.
Section 16 provides that the player shall
pay the club $50 for his uniform and that
the club shall pay players travelling ex.
penses and board when away from home.
Section II empowers a club to terminate
a contract at will upon ten days notice,
the PLAYER to receive pay for ten days in
case he is not in fault for Guiding the agree
ment.
Section Is. It is further understood and
agle d hat the employer shall have Il right
to reserve a player for the season next
ensuing the term mentioned in the contract
and said right or privilege is hereby ac-
corded said employer upon the following
conditions: First. that said player shall
OF be reserved at a salary less than
hat mentioned in this contract except by
consent OF said player; second, that the
player. il he be reserved by said employer
for the next ensuing season, shall be one of |
not more than fourteen players then under
That is, that the right of r SER
walton shall be limited to that number OF
and no more. !
Section 20 fxes wages to be paid. This
contract is the one draw up and presented |
by the brotherhood, with but slight changes |
in phraseology. Some Of the changes from
the old contract are a substitution in sec
ton 6 OF the word euphemism for drunk
enness. securing offull pay for injured play
Frs. putting a fixed value on uniforms: the
in section IS OF that portion
prevents the reservation of a man
Tor less salary than he shall then be receiv-
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